PRIVACY & COOKIE POLICY

I.PRIVACY POLICY

Effective Date: June 2025

Welcome to www.thepopesvisuals.com

This Site is owned and operated by The Popes’s  Agency (referred to in these terms as “The Popes’ visuals” “we”, “us”, and “our”).  Please take the time to read the terms of use that are applicable to your use and enjoyment of this Site and the content made available to you  via this Site and our social media channels (“Terms”).   These Terms together with our Privacy Policy apply to all Site visitors, subscribers, customers, and all other users of the Site (“user”, “you” and “your”).

CONSENT TO SITE  TERMS

By accessing and using this Site, our social media channels and any other materials made available to you or provided to you on this Site, whether made available for purchase or not, you are taken to accept our Terms. 

1.Information We Collect

We may collect the following personal information:

  • Name, email address, and message content (when you fill out our contact or enquiry form)

  • Technical data (IP address, browser type, operating system)

  • Usage data (pages visited, time on site – through tools like Google Analytics)

  • Cookies (see our [Cookie Policy])

2.How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to your enquiries or contact requests

  • To improve our website’s performance and user experience

  • To analyze usage trends and website traffic

  • To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties.

3.Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

  • Your consent (e.g. when you submit a form)

  • Our legitimate interest (e.g. improving our services and website)

  • Legal obligations (e.g. record keeping for contracts or invoices)

4.Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary for the purposes mentioned above or as required by applicable laws.

5.Third-Party Services

We may use trusted third-party services to operate our site, such as:

  • Google Analytics

  • Email hosting (e.g. Gmail, Zoho)

  • Web hosting providers

These services may process your data on our behalf and are compliant with the GDPR.

6.Your Rights Under GDPR

As an EU resident, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Correct or update your data

  • Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")

  • Object to processing

  • Withdraw consent at any time

  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority 

To exercise your rights, email us at: contact@thepopesvisuals.com

7.Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data, but no transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

8.Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

CHANGES TO THESE TERMS

We reserve the right to change or modify these Terms at any time consistent with applicable laws and principles, without notice to you. These changes will be effective as of the date we post the revised version on this Site. It is your responsibility to review these Terms prior to use and periodically throughout your use of our Site and services.  If at any time you choose not to accept these Terms, you should not use this Site.

By remaining on this Site and your continued use of this Site is deemed acceptance of any modifications or amendment of these Terms.  You may also accept these terms where you click “Agree” or “Accept” or “Buy” or “Book” where such an option is made available to you during your use of the Site.  If you’re uncertain about the Terms or anything else on our Site, please don’t hesitate to contact us before completing any purchase.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Site, products and services contain intellectual property owned by us and/or by third-parties that license the content to us (“Third-Party Licensed Intellectual Property”), including, without limitation, trademarks, copyrights, proprietary information, designs, patents and other intellectual property rights, as well as the business name, logo, images. all designs, text, videos, audio files, graphics, other files, and software (“Content”).  Your use of the Site, the products and/or the services and access to any content does not grant or transfer any rights, title or interest to you in relation to this Site, the products and/or the services or the content.

No Commercial Use

You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, distribute, display, reproduce or perform, or in any way exploit in any format whatsoever the Site, the products and/or services or the Content, our Intellectual Property and Third-Party Licensed Intellectual Property in whole or in part without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to immediately remove your access to our Site, products and services, Content, without refund, if you are found to be violating these Terms. 

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

Our Site and social media channels may have links to other sites operated by third parties.  Unless we expressly tell you otherwise, we do not in any way, endorse, control or approve of and nor are we responsible for the content on those websites.  It’s up to you to decide if those websites and their content work for you, and we recommend that you investigate and do your homework to find that out.

II.COOKIES POLICY


Effective Date: June 2025

This Cookies Policy explains how THE POPES' Visuals ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website [https://www.thepopevisuals.com] ("Website").

By using the Website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy. You can adjust your preferences or withdraw consent at any time via your browser settings or a cookie banner (if implemented).

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember user preferences, and gather analytics.

Types of Cookies We Use

We may use the following types of cookies:

a. Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website.
They enable core functionality like security, page navigation, and access to forms.
Example: session ID cookies

b. Analytics/Performance Cookies

These help us understand how users interact with the Website (e.g. most visited pages, time spent, bounce rates).
Provider example: Google Analytics
Collected data is anonymized and used only to improve our Website.

c. Functionality Cookies

These allow the Website to remember user choices (e.g. form data or language preferences).
We currently do not use such cookies but may add them in future.

d. Third-Party Cookies

Embedded content (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo, Behance) may set their own cookies when used.
These are governed by the policies of the third-party providers.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Ensure Website functionality

  • Monitor Website traffic and performance

  • Understand user behavior and improve content

Your Cookie Choices

You can manage or disable cookies at any time:

  • Through your browser’s cookie settings

  • By clearing cookies from your browser history

  • Using a cookie consent banner (if available on our Website)

Note: disabling cookies may affect Website performance or functionality.

Third-Party Cookies We May Use 

Provider: Google Analytics

Purpose: Site analytics

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Provider: (Future) YouTube

Purpose: Embedded videos

Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Provider: (Future) Behance

Purpose: Portfolio embeds

Privacy Policy: https://www.adobe.com/privacy.html

& others

Note: These services may process your IP address and other data outside the EU.

Updates to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. The “Last Updated” date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision.

Contact

If you have questions about this Cookies Policy or how we use cookies:
Email: contact@thepopesvisuals.com
THE POPES Visuals